Educational administration and organization

A visionary overview of the political role of publicly elected school boards and a proactive take on the work they can accomplish toward social justice

School business officials (SBOs) must, in many respects, serve as all things to all people in their workplaces.

Best Interests of the Student presents both a theoretical model for guiding educators as they confront legal and ethical dilemmas in their schools, as well as highly accessible and annotated court cases for exploration.

These qualitative case studies give the prospective superintendent a real-life look at life on the other side of the district CEO's desk.

For the past 100 years, we've progressively dehumanized our places of work.

In this book Apple explores the 'conservative restoration' - the rightward turn of a broad-based coalition that is making successful inroads in determining American and international educational policy.

*How should education be organized in pluralistic and multicultural societies?

A Rhetoric for Writing Program Administrators (2nd Edition) presents the major issues and questions in the field of writing program administration.

Athlete welfare should be of central importance in all sport.

This encyclopaedia is a dynamic and living reference that student teachers, teacher educators, researchers and professionals in the field of education with an accent on all aspects of teacher education, including: teaching practice; initial teacher education; teacher induction; teacher development; professional learning; teacher education policies; quality assurance; professional knowledge, standards and organisations; teacher ethics; and research on teacher education, among other issues.

In 2011, Jana Mathewss career took a surprising turn.

This book considers a wide range of key developments and key areas of debate in China's education system.

Many science, engineering, technology, and math (STEM) faculty wish to make an academic change at the course, department, college, or university level, but they lack the specific tools and training that can help them achieve the changes they desire.

Originally published in 1988.

Collaboration and networking have recently come to the fore as major school improvement strategies in a number of countries.

The second edition of David Dunn's bestselling How to be an Outstanding Primary School Teacher, now updated to reflect changes in teaching initiatives and educational policy, including valuable new content on using technology in the primary classroom.

Do you know how to manage physical risks and encourage children to go out and test their own boundaries without fear or failure?

Leveling the Playing Field examines the admissions policies of contemporary American colleges and universities in light of the assumption that enhancing the educational opportunities of lower-income and minority students would make American society more just.

The key purpose of school leadership is to improve learning.

This book provides readers a comprehensive overview of the role of female higher education administrators in China.

School refusal behavior is a common and difficult problem facing parents of children and teenagers.

Modern Science is teamwork.

This new edition of Successfully Launching into Young Adulthood with ADHD provides firsthand guidance for both parents and professionals to help teens prepare for a bright future after high school.

Education has increasingly become the focus of public discourse and policy, with its methods, resources and achievements widely debated.

Intended for courses on leadership, practicing managers, consultants, and practitioners, this approachable guide teaches readers about how to become a leader.

Deficient urban schooling remains one of America's most pressing and stubborn public policy problems.

Leadership of different kinds exists at many levels in the post-compulsory sector-from principles to programme leaders, administrative staff and even caretakers.

Education Policy Perils provides educators and those interested in the future of public education with research-based and practical analyses of some of the foremost issues facing public schools today.

Many children and teenagers refuse to attend school or have anxiety-related difficulties remaining in classes for an entire day.

2025 Society of Professors of Education Outstanding Book Honorable MentionAn incisive account on the underrepresentation of women, especially women of color, in positions of leadership in K12 schools and how to correct this bias.

"Schuladressen Deutschland" ist ein Verzeichnis der Schulen in Deutschland, aufgesplittet nach Bundesländern.

Data visualization is the art and science of making information visible.

Early Childhood Education and Care in a Global Pandemic is a book that highlights how the international early childhood education and care sector responded to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Is everything in a university for sale if the price is right?

An autobiography unlike other literary forms shows the ego of an author.

When Franklin Delano Roosevelt founded the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933, newspapers relating to the organization were launched almost immediately.

This edited volume sheds light on the lived experiences of underrepresented scholars as they transitioned into their professional roles.

Myanmar: Environmental, Political and Social Issues presents educational, historical and social contexts in Myanmar strongly suggesting that, after decades of educational neglect, the time has come for educational reform in schools.

When we view art, understanding comes in part as we engage in reflective practice.

Educational leaders are seeing the increasing need for practical transformative models and theories to address academic, cultural, and socio-economic gaps separating learners at all levels of the educational system.

Making decisions intelligently, rationally and with a sense of personal investment requires a considerable degree of critical thinking.

Im Fokus des Sammelbandes stehen Studienfachangebote fur Deutsch als Zweitsprache (DaZ) fur (angehende) Lehrer:innen in Deutschland, Osterreich und der Schweiz.

This book provides a comprehensive method for learning modern management processes, and applying those methods to improve leadership in educational settings.

Students learning math are expected to do more than just solve problems; they must also be able to demonstrate their thinking and share their ideas, both orally and in writing.